Project Management

Prabakaran Natarajan Email: ***********@*****.***

Lead Solution Architect @ NetApp Inc 510-***-**** Sunnyvale, CA

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Lead Solution Architect/SME

IT Professional with overall experience of seventeen years of which last ten years in IT/ERP.

Completed 4 major end to end Oracle implementations in Asia region besides major ERP Support

assignment for a Fortune 500 client in US.

Comprehensive Functional experience in Oracle Applications (Manufacturing, EAM,CRM,

Financials and Distribution) implementation/Support.

Business solution expert,capable of developing and deploying successful enterprise solutions to meet

customer’s requirements.

• Experienced in Scoping and delivering on time and within budget project execution.

Experienced in navigating complex client environments, leading entire life cycle of large scale ERP

implementation projects, and managing multi million dollar projects.

Excellent team player.

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Area of Expertise include:

Oracle ERP Applications (Inventory, BOM, WIP, MS/MRP, Engineering, Quality, Order

Management, EAM, Install Base, Service Contract, Purchasing,iProcurement modules and Project

Manufacturing)

Global Solution Deployment

Multi site Implementations

Client Management

Project/Program Management

Business Process Bench Marking

Work Experience:

Project: Implementation of Custom License Key process in Order Management

Client: NetApp Inc.

Role: Lead Solution Architect/SME

Duration: Dec ’10 Till Date

Environment: Order Management/Install Base

Responsibilities

** Define, document consolidate the requirements for the Custom License Key process in Order

Management system.

** Process mapping between current vs. future process.

** Lead the cross functional IT team (ERP and TIBCO) for preparing the solution design as well as

Project Road map with key milestones.

** Development of functional specifications for the custom solution.

** Configuring the Order Management/Inventory system – Item Master/Order Management

Workflow

** Test plan preparation for Pilot room testing.

Project: Oracle Application Implementation

Role: Solution Architect

Duration: June ‘10 Dec ‘10

Environment: Oracle Enterprise Asset Management Modules 12i

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Responsibilities

** Coordinating with the onsite Project team at Middle East to gather the Business requirements.

** Mapping Business requirements to Oracle EAM functionalities.

** Supporting the onsite Project team to prepare the Documentation for the various stages of the

Project.

** Working with the Development team for Specification for the technical components in the

Project.

** Coordinating with the Technical team for the data migration methodologies and scripts.

**Involved in the Conference Room Pilot/User Acceptance Testing and Production cutover

activities.

** Providing Support to the Project team for resolving escalations from Clients .

Project: Global Production Support for Oracle E Business suite

Client: NetApp Inc.

Role: Functional Lead /Support Readiness Analyst

Duration: Oct ‘07 Jun ‘10

Environment: Discrete Manufacturing/Distribution/CRM modules

Responsibilities

** Coordinating with the Global Business Users for resolving critical Production issues in Discrete

Manufacturing/Distribution/Finance/CRM modules.

** Guiding the offshore support team by providing the necessary inputs for analyzing, and

resolving production issues.

** Active participation in function specifications for enhancements in ERP system to improve

overall system effectiveness.

**Preparation of Support Readiness Documents by working with Project Delivery teams to prepare

the support readiness plan for upcoming projects

** Aggressive monitoring of Tickets created for the production issues to carry out Trend Analysis/

root cause analysis for recurring issues and ways to improve the overall system up time.

**Ensuring the Service Level Agreement is met for the tickets by coordinating with other IT teams

and Business users.

** Carrying out the Month/Quarter end activities to ensure the smooth Financial Period closure.

** Working with SOX Audit team to carry out System audits to ensure compliances are adhered to

in the ERP process.

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Project: Oracle Applications Proof of Concept Demonstration (POC)

Client: PPG Industries, Thailand

Role: Lead Functional Consultant

Duration: April ‘07 Sep’07

Environment: Oracle Enterprise Asset Management/Purchasing/Discrete Manufacturing

and Order Management Modules in CTO environment.

Responsibilities

** Studying the existing setups in the instance.

** Studying the client current Business process and understand the critical requirements for Order

Management and Discrete Manufacturing modules.

** Mapping the client requirements to Oracle functionalities and configuring the applications.

** Carry out the functional and Business scenario testing in the application.

** Problem Management by coordinating with offshore team.

** Preparation of Documentation for Requirements, Solution Designing, Setups and module testing

as per AIM methodology.

Project: Oracle Applications Implementation

Client: LKT Industrial Berhard,Malaysia

Role: Lead Functional Consultant/SME

Duration: November ‘05 January ‘07

Environment: Oracle Project Manufacturing Modules &EAM

Responsibilities:

** Involved in Business process reengineering, blueprinting, and realization phases of Oracle

implementation for Multi operating units, across globe.

** Defining and documenting the various phases of the implementation.

** Functional specifications preparation for setups, technical objects, user exits and interfaces for

the implementations.

** Actively involved in the configuration of Project Manufacturing modules and EAM – Product

life cycle management through Engineering, Manufacturing life cycle through

BOM,MS/MRP,WIP,Purchasing, Quality modules and Plant and Asset maintenance through EAM

modules.

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** Setting up the CRP instance, by configuring the application to meet the customers’ business

requirements.

** Involved in huge manufacturing data migration (app.50K records) using Interfaces, customized

scripts and Data Loader.

**Training to the Key Users.

Project: Oracle Applications Implementation

Client: Arabian Cement Company, Saudi Arabia.

Role: Project Lead/Lead Functional Consultant

Duration: Mar’05 Oct’05

Environment: Oracle 11i Enterprise Asset Management (EAM)

Responsibilities

**Preparing the project Roadmap with key milestones.

** Business process study and identification of critical Business requirements.

** Mapping the Business Requirements to Oracle EAM Functionalities.

** Designing and documenting the overall Solution Design for 10 inventory organizations.

** Analyzing and providing workaround solutions for the Gaps.

** Set up and conduct the CRP for the User Acceptance Test.

** Preparing the User Test Script.

** Training the Key Users.

** Active Participation in designing and executing the Data Migration Strategy.

** Coordinating with the off shore technical team to deliver customized Interfaces.

** Set up the Production Instance

** Preparation of the Set up Documents, Role &Responsibilities Documents.

** Active client management for the smooth,

Project: Oracle Applications Implementation

Client: Refrigeration Industries and Cooling Company, Kuwait

Role: Lead Functional Consultant

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Sep’04 Dec ‘04

Duration:

Environment: Oracle 11i EAM

Responsibilities:

** Definition, Consolidation and Documentation of overall Business requirements.

** Mapping the client’s requirements to Oracle Functionalities and identify the gaps.

** Involvement in setting up the EMA structure for the various Client locations,

** Defining the Asset Hierarchy as per the client’s requirements to track the Maintenance cost and

reporting.

**Analyze and Set up the various Maintenance operating matrices (i.e.Time/ Rule based Preventive

Maintenance Schedules,MTBF,MTTR) for various assets/Activities.

**Provided the functional specifications to the Technical team to migrate date from Legacy

systems, using APIs.

** Responsible for doing the set ups in CRP, TEST and Production instance.

** Project management to ensure the delivery of key milestones.

Project: Oracle Applications Implementation

Client: Refrigeration Industries and Cooling Company, Kuwait

Role: Lead Functional Consultant

Duration: May ‘04 Aug ‘04

Environment: Oracle 11i Discrete Manufacturing (ENG, BOM,MPS/MRP,

WIP,QUALITY,COSTING)

Responsibilities

** Business Process study and studying the current Business Process and Identifying the Critical

Requirements

** Mapping the Business Requirements to Oracle Functionalities.

** Doing the set up for Manufacturing Modules for the CRP, TEST and Production Instance.

**Involving in migrating data from the legacy system using Manufacturing Open Interface Tables

and Data load tools.

** Coordinating with Technical Team to deliver customized Reports and Interfaces for tracking

manufacturing data.

** Preparing the Test Scripts and Training the End Users.

**Provide support and resolve issues during the Conference Room Pilot (CRP) and resolve issues

during the Conference Room Pilot (CRP) and User Acceptance Test (UAT)

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** Involved in documentation of the each milestone of the projects, following Oracle AIM

methodology.

**Provide go live Production support and resolve production and period end closing issues.

Project: Oracle Applications Implementation

Client: Ecogreen, Indonesia.

Role: Functional Consultant

Duration: November ‘03 March ‘04

Environment: Oracle 11i OPM project and EAM

Responsibilities

** Providing offshore support to the onsite team to compile/consolidate the Business requirements.

** Involved in Solution Design phase to map client’s requirements to Oracle applications.

** Coordinated the application setup activities in Test/Production instance.

** Active involvement in documenting the key milestones

** Preparing the Test Scripts and Training the End Users

Functional Experience

Worked in M/s T.I.Diamond chain (now BorgWarner Morse Tec Murugappa, Chennai, India)

from Mar ’95 to Nov ’03 in Production, Planning and Plant Maintenance areas.

Worked in M/s Gremach CNC Ltd., Chennai, India from Dec ’92 to Mar ’95 in Production

and Plant Maintenance areas.

Education:

Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical & Electronics Engineering)

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